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Re:Any Android app can read your WhatsApp database by sp332 on Tuesday March 11, 2014 @03:47PM (#7381681)
WhatsApp claims to keep your texts secret, and this is a big selling point. They make privacy claims that go beyond normal SMS messages, and that's why this is a big deal.
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Re:Any Android app can read your WhatsApp database by weixiyen on Tuesday March 11, 2014 @04:58PM (#7382082)
I've been using WhatsApp for years and seen many selling points, but security has never been one. A link would help because I've never gotten the impression that they were trying to sell security.
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Re:Any Android app can read your WhatsApp database by bennyg on Tuesday March 11, 2014 @05:43PM (#7382387)
http://www.whatsapp.com/faq/en/general/21864047 - from their FAQ
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Re:Any Android app can read your WhatsApp database by skeg on Wednesday March 12, 2014 @11:19AM (#7386078)
WhatsApp communication between your phone and our server is encrypted.

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Please be aware of who has physical access to your phone.

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Re:Any Android app can read your WhatsApp database by bennyg on Wednesday March 12, 2014 @11:53AM (#7386335)
Well yeah, encrypted with one AES key per user. That shit isn't secure.
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Re:Any Android app can read your WhatsApp database by aryastark on Tuesday March 11, 2014 @05:35PM (#7382316)
huh? Stop making shit up. None of what you said is true. They were sending messages in plaintext not that long ago. Their switch to encrypted communication was merely a footnote.
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